Towards a livable and sustainable urban environment : eco-cities in East Asia / / editors, Lye Liang Fook, Chen Gang

• Pubblicazione: Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 p.)
• Disciplina: 307.1216
• Soggetto topico: Urban ecology (Sociology) - East Asia; Sustainable development - East Asia; Urban renewal - East Asia
• Altri autori: LyeLiang Fook ChenGang <1976->
• Note generali: "This book is the outcome of a workshop organized by the East Asian Institute (EAI) of the National University of Singapore on 27 February 2009 ..."-- P. vii.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgement; Towards Eco-Cities in East Asia; 1. Eco-Cities: Re-Examining Concepts and Approaches Hidefumi IMURA; 2. Let's Get Real: Critical Visions and Sustainable Eco-Urbanism William S. W. LIM; 3. Some Thoughts on the Development of Eco-Cities in Asia LYE Liang Fook and CHEN Gang; 4. Building Ecotopia: Critical Reflections on Eco-City Development in China POW Choon-Piew and Harvey NEO; 5. Moving Toward Eco-Friendly City: Perspective on Thailand Rujiroj ANAMBUTR; 6. Challenges to Implementing the Eco-City Concept in Indonesia's Major Cities Suraya A. AFIFF ; 7. Eco-City: China's Realities and Challenges in Urban Planning and Design WANG Tao and SHAO Lei8. Sustainable Living: An Overview from the Malaysian Perspective Hardev KAUR and Mizan HITAM; 9. Prospects on Ecological Development in Philippine Cities Marife M. BALLESTEROS; Biographies of Authors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: With cities rapidly encroaching onto surrounding lands, the notion of eco-city proposes an innovative yet pragmatic approach to designing, building and operating cities in a way that the destructive impact of human urban activity upon nature will be significantly reduced. This book comprises of papers from a workshop organized by the East Asian Institute on Eco-cities in East Asia on 27 February 2009 in Singapore. Contributed by scholars, officials and environmental specialists from Japan, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, the papers focus on how individual governments
• Titolo autorizzato: Towards a livable and sustainable urban environment
• ISBN: 1-283-14394-1; 9786613143945; 981-4287-77-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808934103321
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